Tag: Poetry
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And Death Shall Have No Dominion
11/18/2022 And death shall have no dominion.Dead men naked they shall be oneWith the man in the wind and the west moon;When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,They shall have stars at elbow and foot;Though they go mad they shall be sane,Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;Though […]
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three [10/16]
10/16/22 I: What an interesting turn of events.What a set of circumstances the past week. S: Now listen: Much to pay attention to.No more spilling secrets.You deplete their magicwhen poured abroad. The greatest magiciansnever reveal their tricksbut give credit wherecredit is due: Magic. (And I thought about thisas it relates to our Lord:is this not […]
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Evaluation
10/12/2022 TodayI heard a kid sayto a friend of his“Where you headed?”on the way to 5th. “Sammons,” he replied. “Ughhh…the kid said, “Have fun,” and peeled off into somewhere else. The otherturned the hall corner and approached the threshold of my classroom door,where I was still standing, just for him,like always. “O Captain my Captain,”he […]
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lord pennyworth’s tears
9/27/22 You have…Dante? The last word of his sentence was spoken to me like a sputtered whisper. I…didn’t exactly know what to say. It truly felt awkward. (especially since never have I ever read any Dante) (And especially since hearing him ask it was me hearing it for the first time myself) (What’s confusing for […]
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Morning Mindfulness
9/22/22 Happy 1st Day of Fall! Oh dark act, violation, murder!Abyss, give birth to the unredeemed. Who is our redeemer? Who is our leader? Where are the ways through black wastes? God, do not abandon us! What are you summoning, God? Raise your hand up to the darkness above you, pray, despair, wring your hands, […]
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Go Your Way
Go Your Way I want youto go your own way. The amount of workand development you haveis the amount of workand development I have too. You are not alonein this. In this way,we are one. Go your way. The further you go, the closer you’ll be to finding me. Silencethe raftersthe raptorsthe lionsand their kin. […]
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The Way of The Warrior ~XVI~
9/20/22 Please read aloud with me,mindfully and prayerfully. The Five Ranks of Merit Thus far we have stated how to train our body and mind according to the general rules and customs established by Zenists. And here we shall describe the different stages of mental upliftingthrough which the student of Zen has to go. They […]
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Talitha Kum III [9.19]
9/19/2212pm And as he heard the words being sunghe remembered… And he bowed his head and he interlaced his fingers and breathed his soul to surrender…. But hers would not. Hers began to bendbut then,went rigid,and shaking,but not from fearthis time; this timefrom resistance. And not an activeresistance, either;a passive one. The resistancecoming from the forceof Surrender herself […]
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“To The Bottom.”
Please enjoy the excellent poem. I must retreatTo the me I left behindTo the life I had abandonedWithin the thralls of self-deprecation. That glass enclosure calls to meTo drink from… “To The Bottom.”
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would you still
9/13/22 why does lovemake you angry? why does lovemake you mad? One exampleshould suffice. Do you ever stop and wonderwhy? Would you, again? consideringthe person responsiblefor your thoughts, feelings, and actionsis you? And no one else? How do you love? who do you love? let’s sayyou say“ALL” what ifALL,then,when loved by you,grew angry at youfor […]
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talitha koum
9/13/22 ——- You mustremember. As much asyou don’twant to… You mustremember. You mustfeel. With yourbody. If loveis anythingat all,it is,at a minimum,eternaland cannot,therefore,ever be won, done,dealt-with, or dead. This is whymost peopleavoid it,even unconsciously. (Especially unconsciously.) I heard one sayto the blackhearted& the mourners ofa truly dead girl,like a deranged crazy lunatic: “Why allthe fuss?Why all […]